sammy10127's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tellmeastoryxx's review against another edition
4.0
The infamous prose of Jackie Collins. Some may say trashy.
She has always certainly been one of my favorite guilty pleasures and in my eyes will always reign as queen of Hollywood fiction. Her books are always jam packed with drama, intrigue, romance and devastating consequences and this one is no exception.
The Lucky Santangelo series is truly Jackie's greatest masterpieces. The books follow the life of the Santangelo's, Lucky and Gino being the key characters. I truly love Lucky as a character. She is everything every female aspires to be. She's strong, confident and has balls of steel.
As with all the Lucky Santangelo novels, I loved this just the same. The only Lucky book so far I thought fell flat was Vendetta. This one was more realistic and I particularly enjoyed Bridgette's involvement in the novel. These books are easy to read and although many characters live in those pages, the story line is easy to follow. Even though this is one of many in the Lucky Santangelo dynasty, I feel like there is a family of main characters that run throughout. This is what Jackie does best, she keeps the ball rolling, each character having there own story line to intertwine at the end, in an explosive ending. I love Lucky, I think she is a brilliant character, I wish I had her attitude and fierceness. She is so well written, and so should be as she has been a part of Jackie's life as much as her own family I reckon. I don't think I personally relate to any of the characters, as you just don't know what they will do next. Sometimes the scenarios can become a little unbelievable but I think that is what makes stories so explosive.
The story is written through the eyes of a multitude of characters, each different but unique. You quickly become accustomed to their each individual life stories. Each character grows throughout the book, some grow in the wrong directions and become more evil and menacing.
You don't necessarily learn from reading Jackie Collins, other than the usual life lessons, don't do drugs or become involved in situations that you are out of your depth. It may be a bit far-fetched but that's what reading is about. To escape the every day reality in my opinion.
Overall, I absolutely love this series of book, I love Jackie Collins as an author. When you need a guilty pleasure this is one of the best series to do that. I would definitely recommend and indeed have done so. This probably isn't the best in the series, but it is still very much enjoyable.
She has always certainly been one of my favorite guilty pleasures and in my eyes will always reign as queen of Hollywood fiction. Her books are always jam packed with drama, intrigue, romance and devastating consequences and this one is no exception.
The Lucky Santangelo series is truly Jackie's greatest masterpieces. The books follow the life of the Santangelo's, Lucky and Gino being the key characters. I truly love Lucky as a character. She is everything every female aspires to be. She's strong, confident and has balls of steel.
As with all the Lucky Santangelo novels, I loved this just the same. The only Lucky book so far I thought fell flat was Vendetta. This one was more realistic and I particularly enjoyed Bridgette's involvement in the novel. These books are easy to read and although many characters live in those pages, the story line is easy to follow. Even though this is one of many in the Lucky Santangelo dynasty, I feel like there is a family of main characters that run throughout. This is what Jackie does best, she keeps the ball rolling, each character having there own story line to intertwine at the end, in an explosive ending. I love Lucky, I think she is a brilliant character, I wish I had her attitude and fierceness. She is so well written, and so should be as she has been a part of Jackie's life as much as her own family I reckon. I don't think I personally relate to any of the characters, as you just don't know what they will do next. Sometimes the scenarios can become a little unbelievable but I think that is what makes stories so explosive.
The story is written through the eyes of a multitude of characters, each different but unique. You quickly become accustomed to their each individual life stories. Each character grows throughout the book, some grow in the wrong directions and become more evil and menacing.
You don't necessarily learn from reading Jackie Collins, other than the usual life lessons, don't do drugs or become involved in situations that you are out of your depth. It may be a bit far-fetched but that's what reading is about. To escape the every day reality in my opinion.
Overall, I absolutely love this series of book, I love Jackie Collins as an author. When you need a guilty pleasure this is one of the best series to do that. I would definitely recommend and indeed have done so. This probably isn't the best in the series, but it is still very much enjoyable.
carriekellenberger's review against another edition
3.0
Lucky's sister-in-law is brutally murdered and Lucky will stop at nothing to find the person or persons responsible. Meanwhile, Lennie is wallowing in guilt and Lucky's stepdaughter Birgette gets herself into another mess. Surprise, surprise!
If you want an easy vacation read, the Lucky Santangelo series can't be beat. Trashy, scandalous, and fast paced.
If you want an easy vacation read, the Lucky Santangelo series can't be beat. Trashy, scandalous, and fast paced.
kat2112's review
2.0
Not the best of the series, but I have more to read. In my experience when I get to this number in a series signs of fatigue begin to show. With the Santangelos, I think one thing that hurts is the gradual fadeout of compelling characters like Gino, Sr. in favor of new entries. Lucky remains a force in the story, and obviously a favorite of the author as she doesn't suffer as much as everybody else in this book.
Many of the new supporters in this saga appear cut from previous cloths. Carlo and Duke are horrible people, reminiscent of horrible men in the last two books. It would be nice, for once, to see Bridgette in a relationship where she's not assaulted and treated like sh-t. I'll read more in the series with that hope. I'm curious, too, to see who makes it to book 6.
Many of the new supporters in this saga appear cut from previous cloths. Carlo and Duke are horrible people, reminiscent of horrible men in the last two books. It would be nice, for once, to see Bridgette in a relationship where she's not assaulted and treated like sh-t. I'll read more in the series with that hope. I'm curious, too, to see who makes it to book 6.
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